Robert Fogel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Fogel

American economist, historian

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1926

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jun-2013

Profession: writer, economist, historian, university teacher, economic historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Robert William Fogel (; July 1, 1926 – June 11, 2013) was an American economic historian and scientist, and winner (with Douglass North) of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
As of his death, he was the Charles R.
Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions and director of the Center for Population Economics (CPE) at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
He is best known as an advocate of new economic history (cliometrics) – the use of quantitative methods in history.